The best wines of Mosel

Discover the best wines of Mosel as well as the best winemakers of Mosel and estates of Mosel to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Mosel and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Mosel by region

Looking for a good wine of Mosel among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Mosel. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Mosel with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Mosel

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Mosel

Red wines from the region of Mosel go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of salmon and spinach lasagna, roast veal with cider or stuffed peppers.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Mosel

On the nose the red wine of the region of Mosel. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Mosel. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Mosel

  • 2006With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.01/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Mosel

  • Pinot Noir
  • Dornfelder
  • Spätburgunder
  • Cabernet Dorsa
  • Blaufränkisch
  • Blauer Portugieser

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Mosel

A wine route planned in the region of Mosel? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Mosel.

Discovering the wine region of Mosel

Mosel is the most famous of Germany's 13 official wine regions, and also the third largest in terms of production. As with many German regions, it is most aasociated with a range of wine styles made from the Riesling grape variety, but Müller-Thurgau is also widely planted. The best Mosel Riesling wines are some of the finest whites in the world. Light and low in Alcohol, they can be intensely fragrant with beguiling Floral">floral and Mineral notes, and a wonderful Balance of sweetness and Acidity.

The region follows the path of the Mosel river from its confluence with the Rhine river near Koblenz, upstream and south-west to Germany's border with Luxembourg and France. This region also includes the Saar and Ruwer tributaries, and was formerly known as Mosel-Saar-Ruwer until August 2007, when the name was officially shortened to Mosel. Some of the famous wine villages along the valley include Bernkastel, Brauneberg, Erden, Graach and Piesport, to name but five. Furthermore, the region boasts some of the finest and most picturesque Vineyards in Europe.

The Romans planted the first vineyards along the Mosel river and the city of Trier around the second century. Today, this region is known for its steep slopes overlooking the rivers, on which the vineyards are planted. Bremmer Calmont, located in the town of Bremm, has an incline of up to 68°. It has often been cited as the steepest vineyard site in the world, though the Engelsfelden vineyard in the Bühler Valley (Bühlertal) in the Baden region is documented at 75°.

Great white wines of Mosel

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Mosel

White wines from the region of Mosel go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of vegetable planter, scallops with cream or chicken tajine with prunes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Mosel

On the nose the white wine of the region of Mosel. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, nectarine or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of raisin, cheese or stone fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Mosel. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Mosel

  • 1983With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1993With an average score of 4.40/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Mosel

  • Riesling

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Mosel

A wine route planned in the region of Mosel? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Mosel.

Discover the grape variety: Elbling

Elbling blanc is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape for eating on our tables. White Elbling can be found grown in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Great sparkling wines of Mosel

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Mosel

Sparkling wines from the region of Mosel go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of pork colombo, steamed ginger fish (china) or balinese-style bonito.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Mosel

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Mosel. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Mosel

  • 1900With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1991With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Mosel

  • Riesling
  • Elbling

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Mosel

A wine route planned in the region of Mosel? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Mosel.

The word of the wine: Barbarossa

A black wine and table grape variety grown in Corsica, which is used in the ajaccio appellation.

Great pink wines of Mosel

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Mosel

Pink wines from the region of Mosel go well with generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, beef or lamb such as recipes of quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo, beef tongue in hot sauce or lamb curl.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Mosel

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Mosel. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, citrus fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Mosel

  • 2019With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.65/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Mosel

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir
  • Garnacha
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Elbling

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Mosel

A wine route planned in the region of Mosel? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Mosel.

Discover the grape variety: Blaufränkisch

Great sweet wines of Mosel

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Mosel

Sweet wines from the region of Mosel go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of spaghetti squash with cream and bacon, festive sea pot or papillotes of swordfish with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Mosel

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Mosel. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, citrus fruit or lychee and sometimes also flavors of oil, non oak or earth. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Mosel. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Mosel

  • 1993With an average score of 4.52/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1979With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.49/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.40/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Mosel

  • Riesling

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Mosel

A wine route planned in the region of Mosel? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Mosel.

The word of the wine: Discharge

Action consisting of removing suspended particles (sludge) from the must.

Great natural sweet wines of Mosel

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Mosel

Natural sweet wines from the region of Mosel go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

News from the vineyard of Mosel

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